Bruins Report: Bearing with Peter Chiarelli
NHLHS Boston Bruins correspondent Brandon Macdonald discusses the Bruins off-season to date.
In an offseason that has seen the Boston Bruins select Tyler Seguin second overall and acquire goal-scoring winger Nathan Horton it’s hard to believe the team is still somewhat in turmoil.
Categories: Around the League, Boston Bruins, By Teams, NHLHS Features Tags: Boston Bruins, Brad Marchand, capgeek, David Krejci, Edmonton Oilers, hockey, Jared Knight, Joe Colborne, Jordan Caron, Los Angeles Kings, Marc Savard, Michael Ryder, Nathan Horton, NHL, Patrice Bergeron, Taylor Hall, Tim Thomas, Toronto Maple Leafs, Tyler Seguin
Blues Sign David Perron
NHLHS St. Louis Blues Correspondent discuss the new deal for forward David Perron as well as his thoughts on Erik Johnson.
On Wednesday the St. Louis Blues announced that talented forward David Perron had agreed to a two year contract. Per Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post Dispatch the deal breaks down in to $1.8 million in 2010-2011 and $2.5 million in 2011-2012.
This contract could prove to be a steal of a deal for the Blues. Perron is a highly skilled offensive juggernaut in the making. All the tools are there. The stick skills, the vision, the dangling and the burning desire to score. Take a look at what he does to Mark Striet and tell me he doesn’t have “it”. There are few players out there being paid less than $2 million next season who have the ability to post a 25 goal, 50 point campaign. The relative cost to output should allow the Blues some flexibility down the road to add salary to fill deficiencies elsewhere.
Categories: St. Louis Blues Tags: David Perron, DJ King, Erik Johnson, hockey, NHL, St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues Free Agency FAQ
NHLHS St. Louis Blues Correspondent Jeff Quirin takes a look at the organization and presents his “free agency FAQ”.
There has been quite a discourse regarding the Blues perceived lack of inactivity on the free agent front. Angry Blues fans from the water cooler to message boards are chiming in that they are not so happy with Doug Armstrong’s alleged inability and unwillingness to bring in “upgrades”. I mean not to harm the feelings of my Blues brethren, but there is also a fan unwillingness to accept the reality of the situation the team is in.
Categories: Around the League, By Teams, NHLHS Features, St. Louis Blues Tags: Alex Pietrangelo, Barret Jackman, David Backes, David Perron, Doug Armstrong, Erik Johnson, Free Agency, hockey, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jaroslav Halak, John Davidson, Mat D'Agostini, NHL, Patrick Marleau, Patrik Berglund, Roman Polak, St. Louis Blues, TJ Hensick, TJ Oshie, Vladimir Sobotka
Gagne Returns, Keeps Flyers Alive with OT Winner in Game Four
NHLHS writer David Strehle recounts the thrilling game four overtime victory that saved the Flyers’ season. And the hero, as in game one of this series, was a player returning from injury.
The National Hockey League playoffs provide a tremendous amount of high drama and a certain element of theater. The first four games of the series between the Philadelphia Flyers and Boston Bruins are a testament to that fact.
Two contests have gone to overtime, and in each, a player coming back from an injury has made a triumphant return and scored the dramatic game-winning goal in the extra session.
Categories: Around the League, Atlantic, By Teams, Eastern Conference, NHLHS Features, Philadelphia Flyers, Playoff Coverage Tags: Boston Bruins, hockey, Ilya Kovalchuk, Marc Savard, Matt Carle, NHL, overtime, Peter Laviolette, Philadelphia Flyers, Simon Gagne, Tuukka Rask
NHL Officiating Part Two: Standardization & Consistency
NHLHS wrtier Jodie Smola takes a deeper look into the inconsistent officiating within the NHL in Part Two of NHL Officiating.
And standardization is two-fold. First and foremost it’s about equal punishment for equal infractions, but it’s also about consistent calls.
Where do I start? The fact that Sidney Crosby can crash into a goalie, skates first, bowling over the goalie and still get the goal while others get goalie interference penalties? Or that Alexander Ovechkin continually hurts opposing players and is less penalized than Dan Carcillo? Or there is always my personal favorite of targeting players who are “repeat offenders”.
Categories: Around the League, NHLHS Features Tags: headshots, hockey, injuries, NHL, official, officials, Ref, referee
The Man Behind the Mask: Tuukka Rask
The NHLHS Man Behind The Mask series is a profile on some of the best goalies in the league to ever wear the “mask”. We hope you enjoy the latest installment of the NHLHS MBTM series.
As an NHL goaltender, the road to becoming a starter is never easy. Just ask Tuukka Rask of the Boston Bruins.
Drafted 21st overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs, Rask never obtained the opportunity to play at any North American level of professional hockey by the Leafs and on June 24th, 2006 he was traded to the Boston Bruins for former Cader Trophy winner Andrew Raycroft. The Leafs felt they had their future secured with Justin Pogge in their pipeline. Pogge has since been traded and is now a member of the Carolina Hurricanes.
For Tuukka Rask, this was a blessing in disguise.
Categories: Boston Bruins, NHLHS Features, The Man Behind the Mask Tags: Andrew Raycroft, Boston Bruins, Goalie, Goaltender, hockey, Justin Pogge, Mask, Rask, Starting Goalie, Tuukka Rask
